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Hot doggin' it in Whitsett

Andrew Johnson of Whitsett flips hot dogs on the grill Saturday afternoon during the annual Whitsett Community Day at Weiss Memorial Park. Johnson has been volunteering at the event for more than 30 years since the event began in 1994. "It's just a great time for people to get together and ...

Community helping victims of California fire that destroyed multiple residences

The community is rallying to help the victims of a fast-moving fire that destroyed an apartment building and damaged several nearby homes in California Borough over the weekend, leaving 17 people homeless. Both financial and clothing donations were pouring in at various locations across the ...

Explosion at Clairton Coke Works kills one, injures 10

Explosions late Monday morning at Clairton Coke Works in Allegheny County killed one person and injured 10 others, as officials continued to search for one person who was still missing. Katie Boyd’s son was working at the plant when the explosion occurred around 10:30 a.m. Corbin Boyd, ...

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Vindication years later on hidden ball trick

The game was the Boston Red Sox at the San Diego Padres on Saturday when I took note of an unusual baseball play that revealed an obscure rule. Manny Machado was playing third base for the Padres, Wandy Peralta was on the mound and Jarren Duran was on third base for the Red Sox. Machado ...

Red Raiders give Uphold first coaching victory

Danae Uphold earned her first coaching victory in Uniontown’s 235-256 victory over Frazier in non-section play on Tuesday at Uniontown Country Club. The Red Raiders’ Liam Glover earned medalist honors with a 41. Teammate Chandler Myers carded a 47. Graci Rodeheaver and Brayden Gmitter ...

Leopards open season with section victory

Jordan Mocello finished at 1-under par to help lead Belle Vernon to a 194-246 victory over Ringgold on Monday in Class 3A Section 2 golf play on the gold course at Cedarbrook Golf Course. Mocello shot 35 and teammate Jack Edwards was at even-par with a 36. Evan Mesco finished at 40, followed ...

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Angry, disappointed fans wait and wait

On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...

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Best and worst places to live

AccuWeather, the independent weather provider service, published an article last week showing the FEMA Risk Maps ranking every county in the United States for their susceptibility to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, winter storms, extreme heat and cold, high winds ...

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